महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-64, verse-13

नरस्य च यथातत्त्वं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ।
यदर्थं नृषु संभूतौ नरनारायणावुभौ ॥१३॥

13. narasya ca yathātattvaṁ yanmāṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi ,
yadarthaṁ nṛṣu saṁbhūtau naranārāyaṇāvubhau.

13. narasya ca yathātattvam yat mām tvam paripṛcchasi
yat artham nṛṣu saṃbhūtau nara-nārāyaṇau ubhau

13. tvam mām yat narasya yathātattvam ca paripṛcchasi
yat artham nṛṣu ubhau nara-nārāyaṇau saṃbhūtau

13. As you truly inquire of me regarding Nara's intrinsic nature (tattva), and for what purpose both Nara and Narayana were born among men.

Words meanings summery:

• नरस्य (narasya) - of Nara (of Nara, of man)

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - concerning the true nature (tattva) (truly, as it is, concerning the true nature)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, that)

• माम् (mām) - me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you ask, you inquire

• यत् (yat) - for what (purpose) (which, that)

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (purpose, object, meaning)

• नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men, among human beings

• संभूतौ (saṁbhūtau) - were born (born, arisen)

• नर-नारायणौ (nara-nārāyaṇau) - Nara and Narayana

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

Words meanings and morphology

नरस्य (narasya) - of Nara (of Nara, of man)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, a specific sage (Nara)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - concerning the true nature (tattva) (truly, as it is, concerning the true nature)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tattva)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• tattva – truth, reality, true nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the matter being asked about.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you ask, you inquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of paripracch

present active

Root prac (6th class) with prefix pari. pṛcch is the reduplicated present stem.

Prefix: pari

Root: prac (class 6)

यत् (yat) - for what (purpose) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Used with 'artham' to mean 'for what purpose'.

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (purpose, object, meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth

Note: Used adverbially with 'yat' to mean 'for what purpose'.

नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men, among human beings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being

संभूतौ (saṁbhūtau) - were born (born, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃbhūta

saṁbhūta - born, arisen, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū with sam prefix.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nara-nārāyaṇau'.

नर-नारायणौ (nara-nārāyaṇau) - Nara and Narayana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nara-nārāyaṇa

nara-nārāyaṇa - the dual deities Nara and Narayana (sages)

Compound type : dvandva (nara+nārāyaṇa)

• nara – man, human being, a specific sage (Nara)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nārāyaṇa – epithet of Viṣṇu, a specific sage (Narayana)
  proper noun (masculine)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both (adjective/pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'nara-nārāyaṇau'.